Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-27

poned Monday night, on account of the
sickness of Mrs. Kies.
Rev. Shaw will preach at Lake City
May Sth, at ii a. m, and 1880 p. M,
and at Sun City at 3 p. m.
The sermon at the Methodist church
next Sabbath morning, will be on
friendship and brotherhood.
Fleming's store has been renovated
and refitted, the room better lighted
and soon will be better than a new
store.
Next Monday the bill collectors will
be around in full force. The INDEX
will have a representative in the pro-
cessiOn.
Our Grocery Department is now re-
plete with Staple and Fancy Goods of
all kinds at the lowest prices. w. NJ.
Wheeler. AZ
Madame Price has not been seen
since election day, and the report is
that she has gone to New Mexico to
get married.
The sermon on last Sabbath to the
children and young people, at the NJ.
L. church. was listened to by large
and attentive audience.
The Odd Fellows of this city gave up
their intention of celebrating the 6Sth
anniversary of the origin of their order,
which was to have occurred last night.
The greatest bargains at the store of
Blickhahn & Co., are those kid gloves.
Think of over 1000 pairs, going off like
hot cakes. at from 20 cents to SIPS per
pair. IS
The hardware men say that since the
heavy rains, farmers are buying more
literally, and making every arrange
ment for increased acreage of corn and
millet.
Mr.. l.. Fowler left Yesterday on Wis
it 70 Os2watomie, Kansas, and from
there he will so to Johnson county,
No, to see his daughter. lie will be
away four weeks.
l.. f. Pearson pulled off his coat and
helped out on the opening day Of the
great Blickhahn & Co. sale last Saiur-
day. Neither his hand or his tongue
had lost its cunning
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church gave an ice cream festival last
night in bursts room, on Main st. 1t
WAS largely attended and everything
sold parlV N tho
Attorney E. Sample and w. w. Cook
are in Anthony this week attending
district court. The old Boyd cattle
case will be tried, and disposed of. 1t
has been in the court since 1888.
1t is understood that w. 7. Rouse
will be candidate for county clerk, on
the republican ticket; that Lindsey
Shannon and IL. NJ. Ingraham will try
for the nomination for register on the
same ticket.
Tomorrow evening, at Thompson's
hall, a ball and supper will be given for
the benefit of Frontier assembly, No.
1924, Knights of Labor. Everybody in
vited, whether they are members OF the
order or not.
What is the matter with our young
men 7 Three of the most winsome
young ladies in the city leave here to-
day for the east to make their future
homes. They leave many palpitating
hearts behind them.
a crazy supper is the next thing on
the programme of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the NJ. Z. church. 1t will oc-
cur next Thursday evening, May 9Th,
ard it will be something novel and en-
tertaining. particulars next week.
Just opened at W. NJ. Wheeler's,
Scriven's Patent Elastic Scanned Draw
er. The best Gents Drawer made.
Call and see them. A full line of Gents
fancy and plain handkerchiefs, suspen-
ders and Furnishings. Our prices in
this department the lowest. ~
At the new store opposite the Cit
zens' National bank, there is to be
found the most extensive line of millin-
cry goods in the county, sufficient to
furnish every woman in the county
with hat and bolt of ribbon to trim
it with. II. Blickhahn & Co., Robt.
Gibson in charge. AZ
a trade was perfected yesterday by
which A. l.. Chenoweth and VIM. Wat
kins get the large and general stock of
merchandise of r. Lebrecht & Co., in
exchange for 800 acres of land miles
northeast of this city. The trade was
perfected by C. G. Taliaferro. We
have not learned if the goods will be
sold out here or moved west.
The reception of Prof. Tappan's
dancing school will occur next Tuesday
evening, May Sd, when the first term
will close. Ladies and gentlemen who
have heretofore received invitations to
Prof. Tappan's dances, are again cor
daily invited. The second term will
commence the following Friday,
May 9Th. As
Mrs. p. L. snsen, (nee Miss Ema-
roy Aver arm "a here last week from
Los Angeles, California, where, with
her husband, she has been living for a
year. A bright and healthy babe, that
accompanied her here, attests to theef-
fects of the glorious climaten of Cali
fornia. She viii remain here a few
weeks, and then her sister, Mrs. Blick-
hahn, will accompany her to California
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